Friday, April 25, 2008

Southern Influence?

Clearly, my time living in the great state of Mississippi has affected me quite deeply. I have found myself speaking with a much stronger southern accent at times and I am using words that I have never used before such as "y'all's" instead of "your". But I truly felt the weight of the influence on me when the other day I started laughing to myself as I thought of this great little expression that certainly feels very southern, if not all out redneck. Please tell me if you have encountered it before because I may have made it up.

To tell somebody that you are very busy, you can say, "I feel like I'm in a butt-slappin' contest. The faster I go, the more behind I get!"

2 comments:

Julie said...

Baby, I have heard noone in my family say that, so you may established your own sayings! ha!

Noah D. said...

Thanks, Baby! I have tried to ask almost everybody I know to see if they have heard it before and so far nobody has. Of course, it may have little to do with living in Mississippi, but I like to find reasons for things even if they are bogus. I love you!